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Real reason for APC’s loss to Makinde in 2019 guber election, says Akintola

The legal luminary and the governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state, Chief Niyi Akintola SAN, on Tuesday revealed real reason progressive in the state lost the last election, saying because they took the electorate for granted. While speaking with Nigerian Tribune, Akintola lamented that many people claiming to be progressives…

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Adelabu commiserates with Oke over death of his daughter

The Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress in the March 9 general election Oloye Adebayo Adelabu has described the death of Mrs Taiwo Ogunode who was the daughter of APC state chairman ,Chief Akin Oke as a big blow to the entire APC and Oke Family in Oyo state. According to Oloye Adelabu,Mrs Taiwo Ogunode’s…

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Oyo APC chairman, Akin Oke, loses daughter

The chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State, Akin Oke is bereaved. Oke loses his one of his twin daughters, Mrs. Taiwo Ogunode, just few years after he lost his wife. It was gathered that Mrs. Ogunode died outside the country. Meanwhile, the party has commiserated with its chairman over the death…

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Ajimobi to Makinde’s critics, ‘it is too early to criticise him’

The immediate past Governor of Oyo, Senator, Abiola Ajimobi on Sunday asked people to give Makinde chance to rule the state as it is too early to judge him. The former Governor also declared that he will henceforth keep silence on issues around the state and allow the incumbent Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde to do…

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Interview: Arewa leader to Tinubu, El-Rufai, Oshiomhole; it’s Igbo’s turn to become president in 2023

By Chidi Obineche Alhaji Mohammed Kabir has been a keen player in politics for many years and a veteran in civil society movement in Nigeria. He was the national chairman of the defunct Republican Party of Nigeria (RPN). He was also the former chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). He was also the Chairman of…

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Ladoja to Makinde: Reposition Oyo for the benefit of all, as Gov congratulates him on 75th birthday

Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has urged incumbent Governor Seyi Makinde to ensure he repositions the State for the benefit of all. Senator Ladoja, who spoke in Ibadan when Governor Makinde visited him on account of his 75th birthday, said that the Governor should not relent in promoting good governance as according…

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Shehu Sani to El Rufai: your son’s enrollment to public school deceptive, game

The lawmaker, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the eight National Assembly, Senator Shehu Sani, has reacted to the action of Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who on Monday enrolled six-year-old son, Abubakar, in a public school, The Nation reports. Sani said the governor’s intention was to deceive people outside the locality, who might not know…

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Osinbajo breaks silence on corruption allegations, says he is ready to waive his immunity to face allegations

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has declared that he is ready to waive his constitutional immunity to “enable the most robust adjudication” of several baseless allegations, insinuation and falsehoods against his person and office. Prof. Osinbajo made this declaration in a tweet he personally authored via his official Twitter handle @profOsinbajo, on Wednesday afternoon. Below…

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Obasanjo behind my impeachment for negating his third term – Ladoja @ 75th birthday

A former governor of Oyo State, Chief Rashidi Ladoja, on Tuesday said his opposition to the third term bid of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo led to his impeachment in 2006, The Punch reports. Ladoja, in an interview with journalists in Ibadan, said Obasanjo rejected appeals by prominent Nigerians, including a late Yoruba leader, Pa Emmanuel Alayande,…

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Your achievement since inauguration, a mere propaganda, Political Party tackles Seyi Makinde

The Oyo State chapter of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) on Tuesday alleged that the state Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has achieved nothing, noting that he has been making mere propaganda since his inauguration on May 29 this year. SPN Secretary in Oyo state, Comrade Ayodeji Adigun made this assertion while addressing journalists at…

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